Apr 7, 2007
by admin at 12:47 AM

It's true - we have a pink Zune hitting retail stores starting in May. They'll be sold in the same retail channels where Zune is sold. Here's a new photo that one of the designers just sent over:

 
It's interesting: it seems like technology design is mirroring fashion. We're looking at trends in the coming fashion seasons as we develop new colors.

<Edit 2:57 PM> - added the group shot.

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Only 100,000? Why not permanent? ???

This is pretty nice color. Congratulations!

Do you have any date for European launch? Hopefully, this new color comes with podcasts or zunecast.

club -- Unless the pink Zune is specifically sold as a "limited edition," the 100,000 units is probably just a test run. If it sells well, I imagine they'd make more, or permanently add it to the lineup.

can you post the background images from the zunes in the group shot.  i especially like the one on the brown Zune and want to put it on my own brown zune.

Looks really well cesar.

I had a look at your flickr page and saw a photo of a zune in Afghanistan! Where did you get that photo from?

ray - somebody emailed it to me - part of the zune outdoor photo contest.

Yeah, like Josh N said, can you post those background photos?  They are really slick...

Welcome to the social Pink Zune ~

I believe it was engadget, but they had pic's of the watermelon(red?) color. You guys are releasing that color also, correct?

too soon for me to post a red photo :)

Yea count us in for 3 of the Pink Zunes!

I wouldn't say that it's "interesting" that technology design is following fashion, I'd say "It's About Damn Time!"

It's amazing how long we've had to suffer with horrible looking tech.  I'm not a big Apple fan but even I was seriously considering a MacBook to run Vista on *just* because someone actually thought about how that thing looked.  

You'd think tech designers would have gotten it a long time ago considering how many other electronic products are sold greatly based on their looks.  Take cars for example, a huge part of any car purchase is how it looks and I've known more than my share of people that have bought less powerful cars just to get the body style or color they wanted.

Anyway, nice color.

I wish I had known this was coming before I bought my Zune...I would have waited for the pink one.  :-(

The Man -- Engadget's photo of a red Zune was created in Photoshop; that is *not* an actual photo released by Microsoft.

Awesome photos, they look almost fake. Do you have any others, just seeing quality pics of the zune. Esp BROWN :)

So, by your last comment, I'm assuming that red is the confirmed color?...I can't wait to see what my friends think of this news, they've been asking if new colors are going to come out.

Backgrounds!  Backgrounds!  Backgrounds!  Come on everybody! Backgrounds!...backgrounds...  Ah nevermind... :'(

So you are making a red one?

Cesar, do you mean that the red Zune is also coming?

yes, red is also coming - no specific dates, other than "summertime"

and it's too soon to show a photo - definitely not the week while I'm on vacation :)

-cries-  We need the backgrounds!  Please don't tell me they will be some exclusive thing that will only ship on the new Zunes.

Thanks for the pics, enjoy your vacation. :)

where can we get the backgrounds that are showed in the pictures? i LOVE the brown one and want to put it on my zune. Please?

"SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. is considering new distribution models for its Zune media player -- including offering the device at next to no cost for consumers who sign on for subscription plans."

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/microsoft-mulls-cell-phone-style-subsidies-ipod/story.aspx?guid=%7B0AE57ECC-B64D-4266-ADB4-DDD1A093FDBD%7D

That sounds like a good idea to me. Zune needs to take maximum advantage of the fact that iTunes doesn't offer a subscription music service.

Does the red look more like this????

Is it a green doublshot?

http://www.zunescene.com/watermelon-red-zune/

So, will we hear first comfirmed news about the red Zune from Engadget or Amazon - or will you, again, censor my post?!

I second (or third or fourth) the call for the background images.  I'm also a bit fond of the one on the brown Zune.

Nice shade of pink, you guys got on tht one. luks kool. Hope Red also comes out as kool as this one.

Waiting 4 a pic of Red Zune.

I think this pink will have an update from the ZMP. So, a new firmware is coming with pink ?

Please, don't say No.

Orange! You need to make an orange one!

I really hope this pink version marks the release of a new firmware and ZMP version...regards.

you should make a bright colored, bape inspired design. an allover zune logo zune perhaps?

google bape or bathing ape for examples of what im talking about.

Hey Cesar! The background images in these Zune models are beautiful ! can u post all of them on ur blog??

=)

I think Cesar, you guys should introduce a brand more ladies packaging for this Special Pink Zune, the nice packaging and nice pink body of the zune will definitely let the ladies swoon over! Like a pink box or smting!

We better get some features. It wouldn't be cool for all those girls to try to have their first squirt on the men only to realize the squirt dries out for 3plays3days :(.

"April 9 (Bloomberg) -- SanDisk Corp. teamed with Yahoo! Inc. to start selling a digital music player that allows users to download songs wirelessly,..."

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=AAPL:US&sid=aCDieGaoXwhE

Where are Zune's expanded wireless features?

i dont like baby pink. But this pink is really nice! Better then the one on the EB page. I might have to see it in person.

Pastels have been rather old-and-busted (washed-out?) for the last few years...While pink is a good start for more colors, pastels just don't get as noticed anymore.

I would like to see a neon green (UV reactive double-shot!) eventually, and other brighter colors too.  Vinyl skins just don't do the trick.

Visible color has always been closely tied with audio sound--whether you might realize it or not---due to their associations of wavelength & frequency.  Charles Lucy made some interesting observations on this, studying pi and the writings of John Harrison (known for solving Longitude)

Will Microsoft be using Aerosmith's song "Pink" for it's ads and TV commercials?

How cool would that be...

hi, i have a zune and it's wow! amazing, i am from mexico, good luck

Super. Great. Send me one piece. I would like to test it.

thankkss

Although it&#39;s Friday the 13th, today might be your lucky day if you were waiting for a Pink Zune

Why aren't any of my comments appearing on the post above this one??

This pink Zune is REALLY tempting pay the import taxs and get it at "launch".

There isn't a date for the launch in Europe, is there? I can't wait anymore...

there will be a copper zune, thats what i saw

WTF! not to be a jerk but "developing new colors"???!?! How hard can it be to decide red, blue, green, orange etc... i wouldn't think its rocket science.

Zune team!!!! I want to be able to still use my same zune and not have to buy a new one for additional colors. Can't you please sell a variety of cases for it? So I can unscrew and put back together the case myself?

We just got a shipment of Pink Zune players, and I got my hands on one: (I'll open my eyes wider next

I LOVE IT!!! keep up the great work :)

cAN U PLZ TELL ME DO THEY HAVE ANYMORE MAGENTA COLORED ZUNE CAUSE DAT IS LIKE MY FAVORITE COLOR AND I WANT IT 4 MY BIRTHDAY IF THEY DO THAT WILL B GREAT

Hi, how I can send PM?

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